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DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Newsweek that the City of Glendale's decision was "deeply disturbing," and accused state officials of siding with criminals over public safety after unrest in Los Angeles.

Just so people are aware, this is the same rhetoric/same regurgitated talking points being used against "progressive" policies in blue cities within red states all over the country.

They are banking on an escalation of physical violence and confrontation that they will use as an excuse to establish a permanent federal and military force in California that will not be subject to any California state laws.

Why do I believe that? Because its how it happened in my own city to establish a permanent state police force that can't be regulated by any city or local ordinance.

They instigate and then argue that progressive policies have resulted in an emergency and chaos, that leaves them no choice but to step in and fix things by taking control.

They have been using takeovers of blue cities within red states as a testing ground for this kind of thing since Trump's first term.

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[-] flandish@lemmy.world 144 points 1 month ago

Remember- it was not long ago that the government literally firebombed an entire city block in Philly because they wanted a “criminal” inside a house. They just said fuck it and took out a block of houses. Because they “can.”

[-] AcidicBasicGlitch@lemm.ee 87 points 1 month ago

Yep, and it wasn't even the military, it was just a local police force. I believe they killed 11 people and around 5 children. The 40th anniversary just passed.

If a single police force using weapons from 40 years ago could do something like that without a second thought, I hope people consider what the outcome would realistically be today, when encouraging people in California to strap themselves and head into a suicide mission against police, federal agencies, national guard, military, Palantir, and private military companies like Blackwater under a president who has already told them "he who serves his country, commits no crime."

[-] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 month ago

The problem is, unless things change drastically, that is the trajectory the US is on.

[-] AcidicBasicGlitch@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago

Again where is the actual show of support from the rest of America? This should not be California's fight, it should be all of us fighting as America against authoritarianism.

Where are the people telling their local government they need to following the example Glendale just set for the rest of us.

[-] mdd@lemm.ee 28 points 1 month ago

There have been solidarity protests in several other states.

[-] thedruid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

All over. Peaceful. Won't see them on the news, trump can't point at a guy playing guitar and call him dangerous.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

This was the question in front of everybody eight months ago. The majority decided to stay home.

[-] Wilco@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

I thought he was describing Waco TX ... until I saw Philly. Close enough for another example.

[-] flandish@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

even better, a local police force is, still, inherently “military” in that they are a weaponized arm of a state licensed to kill.

we’re just marketed to think differently.

(i am adding not disagreeing with you!)

[-] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I mean, it's fight and risk dying or stand aside while family, friends, neighbors, and children are dissappeared. I know what I would prefer in that imaginary scenario and am definitely not advocating for people to be violent against the national guard, ICE, or other federal organizations.

[-] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Yep, they only serve capitalism and its masters so we’re just bags of meat to them that they can inflict pain on

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 1 month ago

That wasn't the only time fascist feds bombed a US neighborhood, either

[-] flandish@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

true!! waco aside, can you send me links to others? i have a list I want to keep.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 1 month ago

I tried to do a search for you but ~~dog~~ ddg and google won't list them. Perhaps someone with kagi or some other alternative search engine will be willing to provide results.

[-] flandish@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

thanks for looking! add also, Kent State!

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 1 month ago

Well, I searched specifically bombing, but make no mistakes, any police are not on the side of the average individual. For example, in my cluster of small communities, police don't even try to solve property crimes under roughly 100k. But steal a backhoe, and you may have issues.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

it was not long ago

I mean, it was 40 years ago.

I would more point to the police violence during BLM protests and the terror tactics employed by ICE against Columbia student protesters just in the last six months.

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